Clean Mode is a simple macOS utility that disables your keyboard and trackpad so you can safely clean your screen. No accidental clicks, no shortcuts triggered, just wipe and hold Escape to exit.
Hey PH! I'm Anubhav, a product designer from India.
Every time I cleaned my Mac keyboard, I'd accidentally trigger Spotlight, open random apps, or send half-typed messages. So I built MacWipe :) a tiny macOS utility that disables your keyboard, trackpad, and clicks instantly so you can wipe your screen and keyboard in peace.
Think of it as Tesla's cleaning mode, but for your Mac.
How it works:
→ Launch MacWipe, everything gets disabled
→ Clean your screen and keyboard safely
→ Hold ESC to exit (or it auto-exits in 2 minutes)
I vibe coded the whole thing with Claude in a weekend. It's free, no tracking, no accounts.
Would love to hear what you think and if you've ever accidentally opened 12 apps while cleaning your keyboard, you know why this exists :)
Nice idea, however I always lock my screen with a shortcut `ctrl + option + Q` - and the only one key which is turning then is caps lock - not a big deal... simple but powerful
Simple but super useful. I’ve definitely triggered random stuff while cleaning my screen before.
About MacWipe on Product Hunt
“Disable your keyboard + trackpad to safely clean your screen”
MacWipe launched on Product Hunt on April 9th, 2026 and earned 74 upvotes and 3 comments, placing #51 on the daily leaderboard. Clean Mode is a simple macOS utility that disables your keyboard and trackpad so you can safely clean your screen. No accidental clicks, no shortcuts triggered, just wipe and hold Escape to exit.
MacWipe was featured in Mac (103.5k followers), Productivity (649.7k followers) and Vibe coding (397 followers) on Product Hunt. Together, these topics include over 135.5k products, making this a competitive space to launch in.
Who hunted MacWipe?
MacWipe was hunted by Anubhav. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
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